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Print version ISSN 0104-1290

Saude soc. vol.17 no.3 São Paulo July/Sept. 2008

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902008000300001

EDITORIAL

The call for papers
on the theme of violence that was carried out by Saúde e Sociedade resulted
in the present issue, which can be considered a sample of themes and situations
that have been researched on violence in the field of public health. The issue
is particularly rich due to several factors: complexity of the theme, variability
of the sub-themes present in the different papers, distinct origins of the authors,
among others.

We will not, in
this editorial, comment on the multifaceted and complex problem of violence,
since this was included in the special editorial.

We would just like
to suggest, according to the papers, a list of the social agents that are objects
of violent actions or practices.

Therefore, we have,
in a list that is likely to be incomplete:

 youths

 women in
labor, at home, etc.

 elderly
people

 men, women
and children submitted to sexual violence

 football
fans subject to and object of violence

 hospitalized
individuals

 children
who are victims of their mothers

 women partners
who are victims of their men partners

Violence, as suggested
by the list above, is also a relationship between subjects, immersed in the
social world and in diverse cultures. We put forward this evidence as a problem
for the readers' reflection.